So, I have this little aeonium that you can see in the first pic. I knocked off one of the rosettes by accident, planted it and it took well as you can see in the second pic. The original knocked off rosette is circled in yellow, still small but the rest of the plant is heading for the sky. What's it doing? It looks like it'll flower. I don't think it's etiolated as it's in the same conditions as the original plant which has stayed compact.

That is very strange. It does look like a flower stalk. Aeoniums hardly ever get etiolated, unless they are in heavy shade. It is possible that it was over fertilized or something...

Thanks for the reply...no, it's never been fertilised. It's on a South facing window sill like all my other succulents that are doing fine . Here's a clearer pic...it's definitely a flower stalk?! Is that unusual in itself?

It is a flowerstalk. For sure. Once the rosette gets old enough, it simply flowers. Only the head that flowered will die. If you are lucky, you might be able to get some seeds. The flowerstalk definitely looks a bit elongated. For whatever reason.

Enjoy the flowers! There is some stretching going on as well, but certainly not much more than expected given the location (indoors during early winter in northern Europe). Aeoniums are not typically very compact indoor plants unless they get the maximum possible amount of sunlight.

Your plants looks nice, and a bloom show coming soon!
It does seem a bit etiolated, but it is good it is going upright. Just make quarter turns to even it out. It would be nicer later on, if your weather allows it, to bring it out, so the flowers will grow even better.

Thank you, I'll bring it outside in the Summer. It got a bit bashed by a window blind, it was growing completely upright before that! I just find it weird that it's growing so differently to the parent plant which is in exactly the same conditions. Here's a better pic of the parent...not sure which aeonium it is...

Looks like haworthii to me. Could also be decorum or Gomerense

Aphria said:Thank you, I'll bring it outside in the Summer. It got a bit bashed by a window blind, it was growing completely upright before that! I just find it weird that it's growing so differently to the parent plant which is in exactly the same conditions. Here's a better pic of the parent...not sure which aeonium it is...

Do it in Spring, if it is not too rainy on your side. Hmmm..by summer may be a bit too late?... like our summers are too hot and dry, so by then my Aeoniums are getting ready to go summer dormant.
But if your summers have cool sunny weather, go for it!

tarev said:

Do it in Spring, if it is not too rainy on your side. Hmmm..by summer may be a bit too late?... like our summers are too hot and dry, so by then my Aeoniums are getting ready to go summer dormant.
But if your summers have cool sunny weather, go for it!

I'm in Ireland, our whole year is rainy . I'll see what the weather's like and gauge the best time. I put an aeonium velour outside around May last year and it was fine by then. It's still outside now, I just have it in a little pop-up greenhouse to keep it dry over winter. I'll probably do the same with this one

Aeonium2003 said:Looks like haworthii to me. Could also be decorum or Gomerense

Thank you, Haworthii rings a bell...

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I'm in Ireland, our whole year is rainy . I'll see what the weather's like and gauge the best time. I put an aeonium velour outside around May last year and it was fine by then. It's still outside now, I just have it in a little pop-up greenhouse to keep it dry over winter. I'll probably do the same with this one [/quote]

Ah okay...no perfect gardening world eh....you get a lot of rain, while we get dry and drier, drought conditions, wildfire (hopefully no more!) during our 6 to 7 months of zero rain. And our temps soar to a very hot 100F and higher..so many succulents also go dormant, closing up, and waits it out till cooler Fall weather returns.

Aeoniums do like some rain, likes cool weather, just make sure you make your media very, very well draining. I always add pumice to my succulent mix, making it very gritty. But if you do see your forecast going to be torrential rain, then try to provide shelter for it with good ventilation.

My Aeoniums will also pout when it gets too much rain and then we get into several nights of low 30F's. On occasional nights we get 20F range in winter..that is the point where I will truly get a lot of dead succulents due to those freezing conditions. Thankfully my area is a mild winter area, no snow, intermittent rains, cold nights and daytime highs still manages 50F to 60F.

Good luck on your Aeonium! Keep us updated once it blooms! Would love to see pictures.